Cities & Towns H-L, KOL-KUD
From ancient capitals and trading ports to industrial centers and cultural hubs, cities and towns show how people shape place, build community, and give a region its character.
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Kolkata
Kolkata, city, capital of West Bengal state, and former capital (1772–1911) of British India. It is one of India’s......
Kollam
Kollam, port city, southern Keralam (formerly Kerala) state, southwestern India. It lies on the Malabar Coast of......
Kollegal
Kollegal, town located in the southernmost corner of Karnataka state, southern India. Kollegal is noted for the......
Kolomenskoye
Kolomenskoye, locality and former royal estate, on the right bank of the Moskva River, since 1960 part of the southeastern......
Kolomna
Kolomna, city, Moscow oblast (region), western Russia. It lies southeast of Moscow near the confluence of the Moskva......
Kolomyya
Kolomyya, city, western Ukraine, on the Prut River. Documents first mention the city in 1240. It initially grew......
Kolwezi
Kolwezi, city, southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies near the Zilo Gorges of the Lualaba River......
Komaki
Komaki, city, northwestern Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It is situated in the eastern Nōbi Plain,......
Komani
Komani, town, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The town lies in an upper valley of the Great Kei River. It......
Komatsu
Komatsu, city, southern Ishikawa ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Sea of Japan (East......
Komatsushima
Komatsushima, city, eastern Tokushima ken (prefecture), eastern Shikoku, Japan. It lies on Komatsushima Bay on......
Komsomolsk-na-Amure
Komsomolsk-na-Amure, city in Khabarovsk kray (territory), far eastern Russia, on the Amur River. Founded in 1932......
Komárno
Komárno, town, southwestern Slovakia. It lies at the confluence of the Vah and Nitra rivers with the Danube River......
Kon Tum
Kon Tum, city in the central highlands, south-central Vietnam. In 1851 Roman Catholic missionaries established......
Konark
Konark, historic town, east-central Odisha state, eastern India, on the Bay of Bengal coast. It is famous for its......
Konibodom
Konibodom, city, northern Tajikistan, in the western Fergana Valley. The Konibodom oasis was best known for almonds,......
Konin
Konin, city, Wielkopolskie województwo (province), west-central Poland, situated on the banks of the Warta River,......
Konotop
Konotop, city, northern Ukraine. It was founded in the 1630s as a Polish defense outpost near the border with Russia.......
Konstanz
Konstanz, city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It is situated where the Rhine River flows......
Kontagora
Kontagora, town and traditional emirate, northwestern Niger state, western Nigeria, on the south bank of the Kontagora......
Konya
Konya, city, central Turkey. The city lies at an elevation of about 3,370 feet (1,027 metres) on the southwest......
Koper
Koper, seaport in Slovenia, just southwest of Trieste (Italy). Formerly an island in the Adriatic Sea, it was connected......
Kopeysk
Kopeysk, city, Chelyabinsk oblast (region), west central Russia, in the southern Urals. Founded in 1920, it became......
Kopřivnice
Kopřivnice, town, northeastern Czech Republic. It is the headquarters and manufacturing centre of the Tatra enterprises......
Koraput
Koraput, town, southwestern Odisha (Orissa) state, eastern India. The town is located at an elevation above 3,000......
Korhogo
Korhogo, town, north central Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The town’s traditional founder was Nangui (Nengué), a......
Korkino
Korkino, city, Chelyabinsk oblast (region), west-central Russia, in the southern Urals. It is a centre of coal......
Korolyov
Korolyov, city, Moscow oblast (region), Central federal district, western Russia. It lies just northeast of the......
Korosten
Korosten, city, north-central Ukraine. It lies along the west bank of the Uzh River about 80 miles (130 km) northwest......
Korsakov
Korsakov, city, Sakhalin oblast (region), far eastern Russia. It lies in the southern part of Sakhalin Island on......
Kortrijk
Kortrijk, municipality, Flanders Region, western Belgium. It lies along the Leie (Lys) River and the Leie-Scheldt......
Korçë
Korçë, city, southeastern Albania. It began as a feudal estate in the 13th century, and in 1484 the local lord,......
Koshigaya
Koshigaya, city, Saitama ken (prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies in the Kantō Plain on the alluvial land of the......
Kostiantynivka
Kostiantynivka, city, eastern Ukraine, on the Kryvyy Torets River. Before the October Revolution (1917) a small......
Kostroma
Kostroma, city and administrative centre of Kostroma oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the middle......
Koszalin
Koszalin, city, Zachodniopomorskie województwo (province), northwestern Poland, on the Dzierżęcinka River. Koszalin......
Kot Diji
Kot Diji, archaeological site located near an ancient flood channel of the Indus River in Pakistan, 15 miles (25......
Kota
Kota, city, southeastern Rajasthan state, northwestern India. It lies mainly on the east (right) bank of the Chambal......
Kota Bharu
Kota Bharu, city, northern Peninsular (West) Malaysia, lying on the east levee of the Kelantan River, near the......
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu, city of Sabah state, East Malaysia, on the northwest coast of Borneo. Although razed by bombing......
Kota Tinggi
Kota Tinggi, town, West Malaysia, on the Johor River, north of its estuary at the Singapore Strait. It was one......
Kotka
Kotka, city, southeastern Finland, on two islands, Hovinsaari and Kotkansaari, at the mouth of the Kymi River on......
Kotlas
Kotlas, city, Arkhangelsk oblast (region), northwestern Russia, at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda......
Kotor
Kotor, walled town, seaport, and resort at the south end of Kotor Bay, one of four bays of the Gulf of Kotor (Boka......
Kotri
Kotri, town, south-central Sindh province, southeastern Pakistan, on the west bank of the Indus River. An important......
Kottayam
Kottayam, town, southern Keralam (formerly Kerala) state, southwestern India. It is situated near Vembanad Lake......
Kotzebue
Kotzebue, city, northwestern Alaska, U.S. Lying 550 miles (885 km) northwest of Anchorage, it is situated at the......
Koudougou
Koudougou, town, central Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta), western Africa. It lies on the railway between Ouagadougou......
Koulikoro
Koulikoro, town, southwestern Mali. Situated about 35 miles (55 km) northeast of Bamako, the national capital,......
Koundara
Koundara, town, northwestern Guinea, on the road from Labé to Senegal and at the intersection of roads from Youkounkoun......
Kourou
Kourou, coastal town, north-central French Guiana, on the Kourou River. From 1854 to 1944 it served as a French......
Kouroussa
Kouroussa, town and river port, east-central Guinea. It lies at the head of navigation of the upper Niger River......
Kovrov
Kovrov, city, Vladimir oblast (region), western Russia. It lies along the right bank of the Klyazma River just......
Koynanagar
Koynanagar, resort town, Maharashtra state, western India. The town, nestled in the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) range,......
Kozhikode
Kozhikode, city, northern Keralam state, southwestern India. It is situated on the Malabar Coast, 414 miles (666......
Kozáni
Kozáni, town and dímos (municipality), West Macedonia (Modern Greek: Dytikí Makedonía) periféreia (region), north-central......
Kołobrzeg
Kołobrzeg, city, Zachodniopomorskie województwo (province), northwestern Poland. It lies at the mouth of the Parsęta......
Košice
Košice, city, eastern Slovakia. It lies on the Hornád River, south of Prešov. Košice originated in the 9th century......
Krabi
Krabi, port town, southwestern Thailand. Krabi is situated on the Strait of Malacca on the Andaman Sea and is a......
Kragujevac
Kragujevac, city in central Serbia. It lies on the Lepenica River, a tributary of the Morava. Kragujevac is the......
Kraków
Kraków, city and capital of Małopolskie województwo (province), southern Poland, lying on both sides of the upper......
Kraljevo
Kraljevo, city in south-central Serbia. It lies along the north bank of the Ibar River in a fertile agricultural......
Kramatorsk
Kramatorsk, city, eastern Ukraine. It lies on the bank of the Kazenny Torets, which is a tributary of the north......
Krasnoarmiysk
Krasnoarmiysk, city, eastern Ukraine. It is an old coal-mining centre of the Donets Basin coalfield, and mining......
Krasnodar
Krasnodar, city and administrative centre of Krasnodar kray (territory), southwestern Russia, lying along the Kuban......
Krasnodon
Krasnodon, coal-mining city, eastern Ukraine. It lies on the Great (Bilsha) Kam’yanka River. Krasnodon was established......
Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk, city and centre of a rayon (sector), Moscow oblast (region), western Russia, a few miles west of Moscow.......
Krasnokamsk
Krasnokamsk, city, Perm kray (territory), western Russia. Krasnokamsk lies along the Kama River. Founded in 1929......
Krasnoturinsk
Krasnoturinsk, town, Sverdlovsk oblast (region), western Russia. The town lies along the Turya River in the eastern......
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk, city and administrative centre of Krasnoyarsk kray (territory), south-central Siberia, Russia. The......
Krasnoye Selo
Krasnoye Selo, rayon (sector), St. Petersburg, northwestern Russia. The name Krasnoye Selo, meaning “beautiful......
Krasnyy Luch
Krasnyy Luch, city, eastern Ukraine, on the southern slopes of the Donets Hills. Originally established as a mining......
Krefeld
Krefeld, city and port, North Rhine–Westphalia Land (state), western Germany. The medieval city centre of Krefeld......
Kremenchuk
Kremenchuk, city, central Ukraine. The city lies along the Dnieper River where it is crossed by the Kharkiv-Kirovohrad......
Krems
Krems, city, northeastern Austria, at the confluence of the Danube (Donau) and Krems rivers, northwest of Vienna.......
Kribi
Kribi, town and port located in southwestern Cameroon. It lies at the edge of the tropical rainforest zone, on......
Krishnanagar
Krishnanagar, city, west-central West Bengal state, northeastern India. It lies just south of the Jalangi River.......
Kristiansand
Kristiansand, town and seaport, southern Norway. Located on the Skagerrak (strait between Norway and Denmark) at......
Kristianstad
Kristianstad, city, Skåne län (county), southern Sweden, lying on Hammar Lake and the Helge River. It was founded......
Kristiansund
Kristiansund, town and port, western Norway. The town is situated on three tiny coastal islets facing the Norwegian......
Kroměříž
Kroměříž, city, south-central Czech Republic, on the Morava River, northeast of Brno. The city dates from 1110,......
Kronshtadt
Kronshtadt, naval port, Leningrad oblast (region), northwestern Russia. It lies on Kotlin Island near the head......
Kroonstad
Kroonstad, town, northern Free State province, South Africa. Founded in 1855, it served briefly as the Boer capital......
Kropotkin
Kropotkin, city, Krasnodar kray (territory), western Russia, on the Kuban River. Founded in the 19th century as......
Krosno
Krosno, city, Podkarpackie województwo (province), extreme southeastern Poland. Set on the sloping plains of the......
Krugersdorp
Krugersdorp, town, Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies on the Witwatersrand (ridge), at an elevation of 5,709......
Kryvyy Rih
Kryvyy Rih, city, southern Ukraine, situated at the confluence of the Inhulets and Saksahan rivers. Founded as......
Krâchéh
Krâchéh, town, northeastern Cambodia. Krâchéh is located on the eastern bank of the Mekong River, at the head of......
Ksar el-Boukhari
Ksar el-Boukhari, town, north-central Algeria. Lying along the Chelif River at the junction of the High Plateau......
Ksar el-Kebir
Ksar el-Kebir, city, northern Morocco. It lies along the Loukkos River. Originally a Greek and Carthaginian colony,......
Kuala Belait
Kuala Belait, town and port, western Brunei. It is the capital of Belait district, located at the mouth of the......
Kuala Kangsar
Kuala Kangsar, town, northwestern Peninsular (West) Malaysia. It lies along the Perak River and the main west coast......
Kuala Lipis
Kuala Lipis, town, central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, situated along the Jelai River. It is a commercial centre......
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. The city is located in west-central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, midway along......
Kuala Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu, city and port, northeastern Peninsular (West) Malaysia, at the mouth of the Terengganu River,......
Kuantan
Kuantan, city situated on the eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula, Peninsular (West) Malaysia. It lies at the......
Kucha
Kucha, oasis town, northwestern Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China. It lies at the foot of the southern......
Kuching
Kuching, city, capital and chief port of Sarawak, East Malaysia, on northwestern Borneo. The city was founded in......
Kudamatsu
Kudamatsu, city, southeastern Yamaguchi ken (prefecture), western Honshu, Japan. It is located on a deep cove of......
Kudymkar
Kudymkar, city, western Russia. Kudymkar was the administrative centre of Komi-Permyak autonomous okrug (district),......